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Boys Playing with Dolls Prepares Them to be Nurturing Fathers

March 1, 2018 by Robbie Samuels

Why can girls play with toy trucks without repercussions but boys playing with dolls still gets some people’s knickers in a twist?

Filed Under: gender / sexuality, National Tagged With: bullying, dolls, gender roles, play, stereotypes, toys

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Melody Ellison: American Girl Enters the Civil Rights Movement

February 2, 2017 by Creed Anthony

American Girl has created a new African American doll, Melody Ellison, with a backstory based around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Filed Under: entertainment Tagged With: black fathers, dolls, ethnicity/race, play, race, toys

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